SUPER-INFINITE: Kevin Saving looks at Katherine Rundell’s recent study of John Donne
books
Poetry review – HELL AT COCK’S CROW: Charles Rammelkamp savours a rattling good poetic yarn by Robert Cooperman
Poetry review – COLLECTING THE DATA: D A Prince enjoys a well-balanced debut collection by Mat Riches
The Life and Work of Ingmar Bergman. Review by Alan Price. Do we need another book on Ingmar Bergman? Although the sheer quantity of Bergman books doesn’t exceed Alfred Hitchcock there also exists a huge number of scholarly articles and PhDs on the Swedish master of film. In the case of Peter Cowie we can say yes to another book.
Poetry review – MINISKIRTS IN THE WASTE LAND: Chris Hardy embarks on the life journey retold in these poems by Pratibha Castle
SCABLANDS AND OTHER STORIES: John Lucas reviews a short story collection by Jonathan Taylor
Poetry review – SLEEPING UNDER CLOUDS : Sarah Mnatzaganian admires these vivid and compassionate poems by Sue Wallace Shaddad which draw inspiration from the paintings of Sula Rubens
Poetry review – SNAPSHOTS FROM THE FALL OF HOME: Pat Edwards admires Steve Pottinger’s skill at bringing important themes to life
Poetry review – (m)othersongs: Diana Cant reflects on a moving and personal collection by Sarah Doyle
Poetry review – BETWEEN A DROWNING MAN: Stuart Henson explores the territory defined by Martyn Crucefix’s deeply reflective poetry
Artist Descending a Typewriter. Review by Clare Morris. If you asked Michael Paul Hogan how to write a book on contemporary art, he would probably reply, ‘On a typewriter – a 1928 Royal Portable to be precise.’ In ‘Artist Descending a Typewriter: Nine Essays on Contemporary Art’, armed with the same typewriter, he takes us on a remarkable journey through the lives and creative output of an array of exciting contemporary artists.
Poetry review – GAMES OF SOLDIERS: Thomas Ovans enjoys being teased and perplexed by the prose-poems of Mary Michaels
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2023 0 • Tags: books, poetry, Thomas Ovans